BOYS SWIMMING

Robbins swept the 200- and 500-yard freestyles in 1:50.63 and 5:02.88, respectively. Other Novi firsts came from Jack McClure in 1-meter diving (161.50 points) and Maxwell Williams in the 100 backstroke (57.80). Novi's 200 freestyle relay team of Adam Carozza, Williams, Minjae Kim and Alexander Yuan also placed first (1:33.62).

Lucas Misra and Kevin Hao each figured in four firsts for the Cranes.

Misra captured the 50- and 100 freestyles in 22.39 and 49.04, respectively, while Hao took the 200 individual medley (1:57.30) and 100 breaststroke (58.73).

NOVI 58, LAKELAND 31: Senior guard Ellie Mackay led a balanced scoring attack with 10 points to go along with five rebounds and two assists as the Wildcats (3-0) rolled to a non-conference win Dec. 8 at White Lake Lakeland (0-4).

Emalee Lowes added nine points, while Anna Biberstein chipped in with six points and six boards for Novi. Jenna Daschke and Ireland Whalen also contributed six points each.

Senior Julia Lock led the Eagles with seven points and four rebounds. Senior Megan Depolo added six rebounds, while Kara Kulis had six points.

NORTHVILLE 51, FORDSON 37: The Mustangs (2-0) jumped out to a 26-9 halftime lead and never looked back to earn a non-conference win Dec. 8 over host Dearborn Fordson (3-1).

Adding 10 points off the bench was Takanta George, who coach K’Len Morris said gave the Chargers “a phenomenal spark.”

“Tonight we played a solid all-around game,” Morris said. “We played good team defense and used that to create some offense in transition. I’m proud of how my team bounced back after losing Tuesday night. They came in with good focus and really put the game away early.”

PLYMOUTH 52, SALINE 47: Make it three wins in three tries for Plymouth, who on Dec. 8 parlayed a balanced attack and blue-collar defense to victory.

“Our bench played a huge role in the win,” Plymouth head coach Ryan Ballard said. “Audrey Kananen was a star in her role. She played great defense down the stretch.

“Sydney McCaig kept us in the game in the second quarter hitting some key shots and taking a couple charges.”

BOYS HOCKEY

CHURCHILL 5, NOVI 4: Jordon Venegoni had two goals and one assist as Livonia Churchill (4-3, 2-2 KLAA Black) scored three unaswered goals in the second period to beat the host Wildcats (3-6, 1-5) in a crossover Dec. 12 at Novi Ice Arena.

Carter Swider had a goal and assist, while Conor Burnette added two assists for the victorious Chargers, who also got goals from Josh Friend and Zach Flynn. Other assists went to Donavan Young, Matt Gibboney and Keith Peterson.

Nathan Graff and Alec Giragosian each scored power play goals for Novi. Evan Chippa added an empty-netter and assist, whlie Maanas Sharma had the other goal. Other assists went to Alex Scarozza (two), Chris Martin, Jon Changes and Logan Londo.

The following day, however, the Patriots were defeated 8-3. Lighting the lamp in a losing cause were Ryan Kerr, VanVliet and Trey Ziebol.

STEVENSON 4, FOREST HILLS N-E 3 (OT): Livonia Stevenson took the lead in the third period, but Forest Hills Northern-Eastern forced overtime with a goal in the final three minutes on Dec. 9 at Patterson Ice Center. Undaunted, the Spartans won the game early in the extra session when Cole Parkhurst scored unassisted.

NORTHVILLE 5, TRAVERSE CITY WEST 3: Owen Finkbeiner had a goal and two assists, leading the Mustangs (5-1) to a non-conference win Dec. 8 over host Traverse City West (2-1-2) at Howe Arena.

Northville, which led 3-1 after one period, also got one goal and one assist from Ryan Siegert, Noah Eckerle and Joe Tobon, while Brendan Lovett had the other goal, while other assists went to Jimmy Dales and Tyler Balok.

BRIGHTON 4, NOVI 2: On Dec. 8, Sam Brennan scored the unassisted game-winner with 15:02 left and Jason Verhelle added another goal during the final period as Bulldogs (6-0-1, 5-0) edged host Wildcats (3-5, 1-4) in a KLAA Gold Division game at Novi Ice Arena.

Tim Erkkila added a goal and assist, while Jentz also scored for Brighton, ranked No. 1 and the defending Division 1 champions.

Novi tied it a 2-all with a pair of second period goals from Ryan Pinho (from Chris Martin) and Evan Chippa (from Maanas Sharma).

Ethan Hunsinger went all the way in goals for Novi, while Harrison Fleming was in net for Brighton.

BOYS BASKETBALL

NORTHVILLE 68, DEARBORN 53: Paul Kearis went 6-of-8 from the foul line on his way to a team-high 13 points as the Mustangs (2-1) won their second straight Dec. 12 against the host Pioneers (2-1).

Steven Morrissey added 11 points for Northville, which led 36-21 at the half and by as many as 22. The Mustangs made 15-of-23 free throws.

Ben Clark scored 16 for the Pioneers.

"I thought we took another step forward tonight," Northville coach Todd Sander said. "We had tremendous energy from the start and really set the tone in the first quarter. This ws really a team victory and it was great to see everyone get in on the action."

TROY 81, NOVI 74: Jason Dietz tallied a game-high 32 points, including six 3-pointers, to power the Colots (2-0) to the non-conference win Dec. 12 over the host Wildcats (0-2).

Clay Sebastian added 15 points for Troy, which had five players score in double figures. The Colts went 17-of-24 from the foul line.

Junior guard Jiovanni Miles led Novi with 25 points, while Traveon Maddox, Jr. and Nik Williams added 19 and 14, respectively. The Wildcats went 11-of-19 from the free throw stripe.

Jaroszewicz (seven rebounds) and Dooley (five steals, six boards) helped the Churchill cause beyond scoring. Chipping in with nine points, seven steals and six rebounds was Taji Hall while Joel Forgacs helped the cause with nine points, eight boards and four steals.

For the Thunderbirds, Jalal Baydoun scored 17 points.

“We were able to set the tone early by being aggressive defensively and it led to a number of quality opportunities,” Churchill head coach James McCulloh said. “Edsel Ford is a highly skilled team and we were able to handle the runs that they went on and not let it kill our momentum.”

“Battled hard versus their zone but did not get the key stops we needed on the defensive end,” Plymouth head coach Mike Soukup said. “We need to make those plays on that end to turn some of these close scores in our favor.”

CHURCHILL 55, GARDEN CITY 37: On Dec. 8 at Garden City, Livonia Churchill came out of the halftime intermission clicking on all cylinders. The Chargers turned a 17-16 halftime deficit into a 39-24 lead after three frames.

“We struggled to shoot the ball in the first half not connecting at all from 3 but came out in the second half and focused on stepping up our defensive intensity and being more aggressive offensively,” Churchill coach James McCulloh said. “We were able to finally take the lead and start to pull away once that happened.”

CANTON 59, COUNTRY DAY 49: On Dec. 7, Vinson Sigmon scored 26 points, including 4-of-5 from the beyond the arc, as the host Chiefs (2-0) earned the non-conference win over Beverly Hills Detroit Country Day (0-1).

GIRLS GYMNASTICS

Canton (1-1) was led by Zoe Graves, who took firsts on uneven parallel bars (9.275) and floor exercise (8.725). Other wins were tallied by Katherine Najduk (vault, 8.8) and Rachel Socha (balance beam, 9.0).

Chiefs head coach John Cunningham said Socha had the strongest all-around performance, adding scores of 8.525 on vault (third), 8.55 on bars (second) and 8.425 on floor (fourth).

Also solid for Canton were Becca Byers, Nehal Harish and Bree Kalinski.

"A good second December meet," Cunningham noted. "But we have lots of work to do with both Vassar and Plymouth (meets) before Christmas."

BOYS WRESTLING

Angel Deltoro (171) and Tyler Campbell (125/119) each went 2-0 on the day. Posting their first victories of the season against Summit Academy included Hunter Leforge (145), Hayden Clark (152), Josh Kne (285) and Colin McHugh (112).

Against Belleville, in addition to Deltoro’s win by fall, other Plymouth victories were scored by Andrew Atallah (pin at 189), Anthony Moore (pin at 215) and Joey Beahon (pin at 130).

SALEM SWEEPS AT MOTT: The Rocks went 5-0 Dec. 9 at the Waterford Mott Team Duals. After defeating Dearborn Heights Crestwood (51-23), North Farmington (73-3) and the host Corsairs (61-14), Salem went on to defeat Walled Lake Western in the semifinals by a 51-30 score and won the finals 49-27 against Livonia Churchill.

Going 5-0 on the day were Collin Schultz, Jake Giorgi and Cullen Stroscheim while freshman Dontez Gipson and junior JaQuan Baker went 4-1. Other 4-1 performers were Nick Dosh, Mason Opie and Max Hirvela.

“The guys went out there and did what they had to today in order to come out as the the champion,” Salem coach Jeremy Henderson said. “Waterford Mott is always a good first tournament for our guys as our lineup is never entirely there the first couple tournaments. ... We got wins where we needed them to and guys stepped up.”